Japan pension giant GPIF opens door to more asset managers
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund plans to expand its choice of asset managers, bringing in newer companies as part of a push into active management. "We look forward to discovering superior asset management companies by opening our door wider," GPIF President Masataka Miyazono told reporters Friday. The move comes as GPIF, one of the world's biggest institutional investors, steps up its pursuit of market-beating returns. The fund had about 220 trillion yen ($1.48 trillion) in assets under management at the end of...
